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Life of the Right Reverend John Barrett Kerfoot ... first bishop of Pittsburgh : with selections from his diaries and correspondence

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo760
Author
Harrison, Hall,
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
922.3 H321 v. 1
922.3 H321 v. 2
Responsibility
by Hall Harrison.
Author
Harrison, Hall,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
J. Pott & Co.,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
2 v. (vii, 712 p., [14] leaves of plates (some folded)) : ill. (some col.), facsim., ports. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Kerfoot, J. B. (John Barrett), 1816-1881.
Bishops - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh (Pa.).
Biographies.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.3 H321 v. 1
922.3 H321 v. 2
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The life and work of John Williamson Nevin

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo928
Author
Appel, Theodore,
Date of Publication
1889.
Call Number
922.5 N526a
Author
Appel, Theodore,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Reformed Church Publication House,
Date of Publication
1889.
Physical Description
776 p. facsim., port. 24 cm.
Notes
John Williamson Nevin (February 20, 1803 - June 6, 1886), was an American theologian and educationalist. He was born in the Cumberland Valley, near Shippensburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.. He taught in a seminary in Mercersburg, Pa. and was president of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was the father of noted sculptor and poet Blanche Nevin.
Subjects
Nevin, John Williamson, - 1803-1886.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.5 N526a
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Emanuel Greenwald, pastor and Doctor of Divinity : footprints of his life, together with his earliest extant and latest discourses

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo932
Author
Haupt, C. Elvin.
Date of Publication
1889.
Call Number
090 L244fo 1889
Responsibility
[C. Elvin Haupt, compiler].
Author
Haupt, C. Elvin.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
G. L. Fon Dersmith,
Date of Publication
1889.
Physical Description
181 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Notes
Cabinet card photo at front.
Subjects
Greenwald, Emanuel, - 1811-1885.
Trinity Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244fo 1889
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A sketch of the life and character of the Rev. David Caldwell, D. D. near sixty years pastor of the churches of Buffalo and Alamance. Including two of his sermons; some account of the Regulation, together with the revolutionary ... incidents in which he was concerned; and a very brief notice of the ecclesiastical and moral condition of North-Carolina while in its colonial state

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo963
Author
Caruthers, E. W.
Date of Publication
1842.
Call Number
922.3 C147c
Responsibility
by the Rev. E. W. Caruthers, A. M.
Author
Caruthers, E. W.
Place of Publication
Greensborough, N.C
Publisher
Printed by Swaim and Sherwood,
Date of Publication
1842.
Physical Description
vi, [7]-302 p. 1 β. 23 cm.
Subjects
Caldwell, David, - 1725-1824.
North Carolina - History - Regulator Insurrection, 1766-1771.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
922.3 C147c
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The life and labors of John Seybert, first bishop of the Evangelical association

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo966
Author
Spreng, S. P.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
922.57 S519s
Responsibility
By Rev. S. P. Spreng.
Author
Spreng, S. P.
Place of Publication
Cleveland, O
Publisher
Published for the Evangelical association by Lauer & Mattill,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
2 p. β., 11-439 p. front. (port.) 21 cm.
Subjects
Seybert, John, - Bp., - 1791-1860.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.57 S519s
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The life of Benjamin Franklin

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo981
Author
Holley, O. L.
Date of Publication
1848.
Call Number
923.2 F831h
Responsibility
by O.L. Holley.
Author
Holley, O. L.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Sanborn, Carter, Bazin,
Date of Publication
1848.
Physical Description
468 p. : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Notes
The engravings are by Alexander Anderson.
Added t.-p., engraved.
Subjects
Franklin, Benjamin, - 1706-1790.
Additional Author
Anderson, Alexander,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.2 F831h
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Daughters of America, or, Women of the century

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1002
Author
Hanaford, Phebe A.
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
920.7 H233
Responsibility
by Phebe A. Hanaford.
Author
Hanaford, Phebe A.
Place of Publication
Augusta, Me
Publisher
True and Co.,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
730 p. : ill., 26 ports. ; 32 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
LC copy has bookplate of Carrie Chapman Catt.
Source: Gift of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Nov. 1, 1938.
Subjects
Women - United States
Additional Author
Catt, Carrie Chapman,
Additional Corporate Author
National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 H233
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The life and work of William Augustus Muhlenberg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1010
Author
Ayres, Anne,
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
922.3 M954a
Author
Ayres, Anne,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
xiv, 524 p. : ill., port. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Muhlenberg, William Augustus, - 1796-1877.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.3 M954a
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Memoirs of Jacob Ritter / a faithful minister in the Society of Friends

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1044
Author
Foulke, Joseph,
Date of Publication
1844.
Call Number
922.86 R614f
Responsibility
By Joseph Foulke.
Author
Foulke, Joseph,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia : New York
Publisher
T. E. Chapman; Baker & Crane,
Date of Publication
1844.
Physical Description
111 p. ; 16 cm.
Subjects
Ritter, Jacob, - 1757-1841.
Quakers
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
922.86 R614f
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Life of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1045
Author
Curtis, George Ticknor,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
923.173 B918c
Responsibility
by George Ticknor Curtis ...
Author
Curtis, George Ticknor,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper & Brothers,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts. (ports.) 23 cm.
Notes
Includes note of explanation on p. 625-626 of v. 1, not found in another issue of the same year.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918c
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History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1065
Author
Bean, Theo. W.
Date of Publication
1884.
Call Number
974.812 B367
Responsibility
Edited by T.W. Bean [With: Appendix. The centennial celebration of Montogomery County, at Norristown, Pa., September 9-12, 1884. Compiled by the Centennial Association]
Author
Bean, Theo. W.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Everts & Peck,
Date of Publication
1884.
Physical Description
x, 1197, lxxxviii p., 1 diagr., 1 fac., 5 maps, 8 pl., 67 port. 4to.
Notes
LCHS has a separate photocopy of the index.
Bibliography, by Wm. J. Buck, p. 348-360.
Subjects
Montgomery County, Pa. - History.
Additional Author
Buck, William Joseph.
Additional Corporate Author
Centennial Association of Montgomery County, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.812 B367
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A biographical sketch of Christian Herr : also a collection of hymns written by him in the German language

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1124
Author
Funk, John F.
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
922.87 H564f
Responsibility
compiled by John F. Funk.
Author
Funk, John F.
Place of Publication
Elkhart, Ind
Publisher
Mennonite Publishing Co.,
Date of Publication
1887.
Physical Description
59 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes
Springer
Subjects
Herr, Christian, - 1780-1853.
Mennonite Church - Hymns.
Mennonite Church - Clergy.
Mennonites
Hymns, German.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.87 H564f
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The American loyalists; or, Biographical sketches of adherents to the British crown in the war of the revolution; alphabetically arranged; with a preliminary historical essay

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1156
Author
Sabine, Lorenzo,
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
973.314 S116
Responsibility
By Lorenzo Sabine.
Author
Sabine, Lorenzo,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
C.C. Little and J. Brown,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
1 p.l., v, 733 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Published in 1864 under title: Biographical sketches of loyalists of the American Revolution.
Subjects
American loyalists.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.314 S116
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American historical and literary curiosities : consisting of fac-similes of original documents relating to the events of the revolution, &c. &c. with a variety of reliques, antiquities, and modern autographs

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1209
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
Responsibility
Collected and ed. by J. Jay Smith and John F. Watson.
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lloyd P. Smith,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1. : ill. (65 pl.) ; 35 x 28 cm.
Notes
The plates, part printed on both sides, include 1 mounted illustration and 2 mounted portraits.
Includes letter of Robert Fulton; poem and profiles cut by John Andre.
Subjects
Autographs - United States
United States - History - Revolution - Sources.
Additional Author
Watson, John F.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
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Life and times of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg

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Author
Mann, W. J.
Date of Publication
1887
Call Number
922.4 M952m
Responsibility
By William J. Mann
Author
Mann, W. J.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
W. Frederick
Date of Publication
1887
Physical Description
xvi, 547 p. front (port.) 23 cm.
Subjects
Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior, - 1711-1787.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.4 M952m
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The border or riding clans followed by a history of the clan Dickson and a brief account of the family of the author

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1356
Author
Dixon, B. Homer
Edition
Printed originally for presentation only and now enlarged.
Date of Publication
1889.
Call Number
929 D621d
Responsibility
B. Homer Dixon, K. N. L.
Author
Dixon, B. Homer
Edition
Printed originally for presentation only and now enlarged.
Place of Publication
ALbany, N.Y
Publisher
J. Munsell's sons,
Date of Publication
1889.
Physical Description
3 p. l., 223, [1] p. 23 cm.
Subjects
Dixon family.
Dickson family.
Borders Region (Scotland)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 D621d
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Perley's reminiscences of sixty years in the national metropolis

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1360
Author
Poore, Benjamin Perley,
Date of Publication
[1886]
Call Number
973 P823
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Ben: Perley Poore.
Author
Poore, Benjamin Perley,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [etc.] New York
Publisher
Hubbard brothers; W. A. Houghton; [etc., etc.,]
Date of Publication
[1886]
Physical Description
2 v. fronts., illus. (incl. ports., facsims.) 24 cm.
Notes
LCHS has vol. 1 only.
Summary
Benjamin Perley Poore ( 1820-1887 ) was a popular newspaper correspondent and editor and an author. This book is his account of history , politics , and life as he observed it in Washington D.C. and the nation during his lifetime.
Subjects
Washington (D.C.) - History.
Washington (D.C.) - Social life and customs.
United States - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973 P823
Websites
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History of York and Lancaster Counties [Two histories bound into one volume]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1434
Date of Publication
1834/1844
Call Number
974.815 LACO C323
Alternate Title
History of York County, from its erection to the present time/
History of Lancaster County, to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania. Compiled from authentic sources/
Place of Publication
York, Pa./Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
A. J. Glossbrenner/Gilbert Hills
Date of Publication
1834/1844
Physical Description
21 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Bound with I. Daniel Rupp's History of Lancaster County, 1844. Spine title: History of York and Lancaster Counties, Pa.
Subjects
York County (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO C323
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Memorial of Enoch Brown and eleven scholars, who were massacred in Antrim township, Franklin county, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13890
Author
Cort, Cyrus,
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
974.844 B877
Responsibility
by the Indians, during the Pontiac war, July 26, 1764,
Author
Cort, Cyrus,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Steinman & Hensel, printers,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
2 p.l., 108 p. plates. 19 cm.
Notes
"This was the cold-blooded massacre Of Enoch Brown, a worthy Christian school-master, and eleven scholars, at a little log school-house in Antrim township, in 1764 three miles north Of where Greencastle now stands." (amazon.com)
Subjects
Antrim township, Pa. - Massacre, 1764.
Additional Corporate Author
Franklin co., Pa. Enoch Brown monument committee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.844 B877
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The history of my travels : through the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14122
Author
Zercher, Jacob H.[Hartman]
Date of Publication
1847, 1997.
Call Number
917.73 Z58

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